3

Making Images From The Command Line

  1. Scan The Image
  2. Move the Image to your UNIX machine
  3. Start ImageMagick
    • Convert is not graphical, so you can run it remotely from a lab PC
      prompt % convert filename.tiff filename.jpg
      For more info, man convert
    • It is safer to copy your image and make your changes on the copy
      prompt % cp file1.tiff file2.tiff
    • This is the stage where you decide what format your file is going to be
      JPG, GIF, XBM
  4. Size to fit, if wished
    • Mogrify -- for more info, man mogrify
      prompt % mogrify -geometry 50% filename.jpg
      For more information, man mogrify
  5. View Your Work
    • Since there's no graphical interface, the best way to see your work is by using your web browser (Netscape, HotJava), but to do so, you have to set up your web space.
  6. Set Up Your Web Space